Nifty Auto index in the red; M&M, Tata Motors among top drags

Among the 51 stocks in the Nifty50 index, 18 were trading in the green, while 32 were in the red.NEW DELHI: Auto majors, such as Mahindra & Mahindra (down 1.53 per cent), Apollo Tyres (down 1.24 per cent), Tata Motors (down 1.18 per cent), Motherson Sumi Systems (down 1.08 per cent) and Tata Motors (down 0.94 per cent) were trading in the red in the Nifty Auto index in Tuesday's trade.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.40 per cent down at 11,381 around 11:30 am (IST). Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was 28 points down at 10,335, while the BSE Sensex was 61 points down at 33,205.